NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2023 Results – Sept. 24, 2023 – Yota Tsuji vs. Will Ospreay

September 24, 2022
Kobe, Japan – Kobe World Hall
English Commentary – Kevin Kelly and Chris Charlton

Quick Match Results

1. Bullet Club (Drilla Moloney & Clark Connors) defeated Kevin Knight & Tiger Mask via Full Clip (pinfall 6:57)
2. Just Five Guys (TAKA Michinoku, DOUKI, & SANADA) defeated Dick Togo, Yujiro Takahashi, & EVIL via Michinoku Driver II (pinfall 8:32)
3. Jado, El Phantasmo, Hikuleo, & Guerillas of Destiny (Tanga Loa & Tama Tonga) defeated Bullet Club (Gedo, Gabe Kidd, Alex Coughlin, Chase Owens, & David Finlay) via Gun Stun (pinfall 10:12)
4. YOH & Lio Rush defeated BUSHI & Hiromu Takahashi via Final Hour (pinfall 9:14)
5. TMDK (Bad Dude Tito & Zack Sabre Jr.) defeated Tomohiro Ishii & Kazuchika Okada via European Clutch (pinfall 12:15)
6. Provisional King of Pro Wrestling 2023 Championship No Time Limit & Seconds Handcuffed match – SHO defeated Taichi (c) via Shock Arrow (pinfall 13:01)
   • Near the end of the match, Yoshinobu Kanemaru made a surprise return from injury and ran out to put a stop to House of Torture’s attack to Just Five Guys at ringside and SHO’s cheating antics against Taichi. Kanemaru confronted SHO but then suddenly turned towards Taichi and gave a Satori Surprise mist attack to his eyes. Kanemaru then ripped off his Just Five Guys shirt to reveal a House of Torture shirt underneath it and him as the group’s newest member. After the match, Kanemaru and the rest of HoT continued their attack on Just Five Guys.
7. IWGP Tag Team Championship – Bishamon (YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto) (c) defeated TMDK (Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls) via Crucifix Bomb (pinfall 12:29)
8. Shingo Takagi defeated Great-O-Khan via Last of the Dragon (pinfall 11:27)
9. Tokyo Dome IWGP World Heavyweight Championship Challenge Rights Certificate match – Tetsuya Naito (rights holder) defeated Jeff Cobb via Destino (pinfall 14:17)
10. IWGP United States (United Kingdom) Heavyweight Championship – Will Ospreay (c) defeated Yota Tsuji via Stormbreaker (pinfall 27:51)
    • Following the match, Zack Sabre Jr. came out interrupting Ospreay’s post-match speech to the crowd and challenged him for the IWGP U.S. title at next month’s Royal Quest III event at the Copper Box in London, England. Ospreay agreed and after a brief scuffle with neither guy managing to get the upper hand, Sabre Jr. left and Orpeasy finished his post-match speech.